The Artificial Compression Method for Computation of Shocks and Contact Discontinuities. III. Self-Adjusting Hybrid Schemes.

Abstract

This paper presents a new computational method for the calculation of discontinuous solutions of hyperbolic systems of conservation laws, and in particular contact discontinuities. The method consists of two stages; in the first stage a standard finite difference scheme is hybridized with a nonoscillatory first order method to allow a monotonic transition of discontinuities; in the second stage artificial compression is applied to sharpen transitions of discontinuities. This modification of a standard finite difference method results in a scheme which preserves the order of truncation error of the original method and yet yields a sharp and oscillation free transition of both shocks and contact discontinuities. The modification can be easily implemented in existing computer codes. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040141

Entities

People

  • Amiram Harten

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compression
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Computers
  • Discontinuities
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Oscillation
  • Standards
  • Transitions
  • Truncation

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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